An analysis of the regional impacts of land reform in Brazil

Pro-Poor Land Reform : A Critique

“…Wolford's (see, e.g., 2005Wolford's (see, e.g., , 2004 explanation is focused on the production and reproduction variation between geographic spaces that largely infl uence whether and how small family farmers and farmworkers join the MST. Refer to equally relevant discussions by James Petras (1998), Wolford (2003a), and Heredia et al (2006) about the regional variation of land occupation activities of MST; see also Redclift (1978), in the case of Ecuador. Wolford's insights are extremely useful to the understanding of the Philippine experience.…”

Planning Land Reform on a Regional Scale: A Case Study from Brazil

“…Firstly, many studies have been conducted regarding INCRA settlements already (Buainain et al, 2000;Heredia et al, 2006;Neto, 2004;Sabourin, 2008). Pursuing another similar study would probably replicate past findings.…”

“…While traditional mechanisms have included expropriation-based interventions in the landholding structure (Borras, 2003;Heredia et al, 2006), a less interventionist, market-orientated approach concentrates on the provision of loans to the landless poor in order to stimulate land transactions between loan beneficiaries and landowners (Deininger, 1999;Neto, 2004). Though much research has been undertaken in developing countries where land policies (either state-led or marketorientated) have been implemented, little connection has been found between these studies and the literature on regional planning.…”

“…This has set land reform policy at odds with broader rural development strategies. As Heredia et al (2006) argue, mainstream strategies have been implemented randomly and in a disjointed manner. Broader strategies (e.g.…”

The role of population movement in the epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis in Brazil: a preliminary typology of population movement

“…The establishment of rural agrarian reform settlements between 1985-1997 resulted in the movement of 30,226 families into government-assisted farm projects throughinto government-assisted farm projects throughinto government-assisted farm projects throughout the country. Although many settlers moved within the same municipalities, considerable numbers of individuals in SC moved there from other parts of the state; in the FD and in Pará, a large percentage of settlers were born in other states (Heredia et al 2005).…”